GPR Mapping of buried monumental retaining walls at biblical Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem

Darvasi Yaniv, Agnon Amotz, Finkelstein Israel
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ABSTRACT In 2019 a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) investigation was conducted at Kiriath-Yearim near Jerusalem, one of the largest Bronze and Iron Ages mounds in the highlands of the southern Levant. The main objective was to test an archaeological hypothesis regarding the existence of an Iron Age summit compound which was supported by monumental stone retaining walls. We used a wheeled GPR with simultaneous central frequencies of 200, 400, and 800 MHz. Despite attenuation in the topsoil, scattering by distributed rock fragments, and asphalt pavement, we were able to penetrate almost a meter and detect anomalies. Some of the GPR anomalies are consistent with the above-mentioned theory, meaning that their locations agree with data retrieved in nearby control trenches and with the plan of the site. The excavation findings, jointly with the GPR interpretation, indeed imply the existence of a rectangular monumental summit compound that dates to the 8th century BCE.
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在耶路撒冷附近的圣经基列-耶林,埋在地下的纪念性挡土墙的探地雷达测绘
2019年,在耶路撒冷附近的基里亚-耶里姆(Kiriath-Yearim)进行了探地雷达(GPR)调查,这是黎凡特南部高地上最大的青铜和铁器时代土丘之一。主要目的是测试一个关于铁器时代顶峰化合物存在的考古学假设,该化合物由巨大的石头挡土墙支撑。我们用的是轮式探地雷达同时中心频率为200,400和800兆赫。尽管表层土壤的衰减、分布的岩石碎片和沥青路面的散射,我们仍能穿透近一米,探测到异常情况。有些探地雷达异常与上述理论一致,这意味着它们的位置与在附近控制壕中获得的数据和场址的平面图一致。挖掘的发现,结合探地雷达的解释,确实暗示了一个可以追溯到公元前8世纪的长方形纪念性顶峰建筑群的存在。
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